News behind the News – 31 January, 2022

STORIES, ANALYSES, EXPERT VIEWS

POLITY

  • A Robust Republic!

  • The Politics of Padma Awards: Outreach to the Opposition

  • Cover Story: Assembly Elections: Caste, Temple, Polarisation and Development at Play

  • Expert Analyses: Income Inequalities Worsen During Pandemic

  • Interaction with Ramachandra Guha: Historian, Environmentalist and Public Intellectual

 

DEFENCE

  • Future Warfare to be dominated by Cyber, Drones, Ai and Internet of Things: Indian Army Chief

  • BRO Conducts Final Blast concluding all Excavation on Sela Tunnel Project

  • Navy Holds Maritime Exercise in Western Seaboard

  • Navy to Spearhead Deep Ocean Exploration, To Help Catch up with China

  • Hindustan Shipyard Delivers 50-Ton Bollard Pull Tug to Mumbai Naval Dockyard

  • India, Philippines Conclude Contract for Brahmos Missiles

  • BEL Signs $73-Million Contract with American Firm Hyperion Global Group for IOT Devices

  • Data Patterns Wins EW Receivers Development Order Worth Rs 27 Crore from DRDO

  • Comment: Beating Retreat and Demonstration of Drone Power

  • Comment: Unmanned Aircraft System and Indian Industries

 

NEIGHBOURS

  • Expert Analyses: India - Pakistan: Pakistan’s National Security Policy’s Signal to India

  • India-Pakistan: Allow People-to-People Ties

  • Siachen's Strategic Relevance

  • Comment: India, Bangladesh Must Settle Teesta Issue in Mutual Interest

 

INTERNATIONAL

  • Expert Analyses: Central Asia Summit: Much at Stake

  • Expert Analyses: Ukraine:  India Must Prepare for Impact of Military Conflict

  • India - Europe: Challenges in European Geopolitics

  • Comment: Can India and France Work To Shape a New World Order?

  • Comment: Looking North towards Eurasia

  • Indian Diplomacy’s Crisis Situation Management

ECONOMY

STATE OF THE ECONOMY

  • Expect rebound by February-March:  CEOs

  • Economy has recovered 'handsomely': Arvind Panagariya

  • Rising unemployment

DISINVESTMENT

  • Privatisation plans get a boost

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

  • Google to invest $1 bn in Bharti Airtel

ELECTRONICS

  • Electronics manufacturing and exports: target of $300 billion by 2025-26

INFORMATION TECHNØLOGY

  • Digital infrastructure sector needs investment

TRADE

  • India negotiating seven to eight FTAs